Community Arts

Rising gas prices to increase heating bills

Bloomington residents might have to turn down the heat this winter. Gas and electric companies project that the price for natural gas heating will rise as much as 15 to 25 percent from last year, due to an increase in all fuel prices.

Strong earthquake kills 30 near Tibet’s capital with 6.6 magnitude

China’s official Xinhua News Agency says 30 people are dead after an earthquake struck Tibet.

Eli Lilly to buy ImClone for more than $6 billion

The drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Monday it has agreed to buy biotechnology company ImClone Systems Inc. for more than $6 billion in a deal that would expand its pipeline of cancer treatments.

Lawmaker’s home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead

A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker’s house in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said.

O.J. Simpson jury says witness testimony not trusted

Jurors who found O.J. Simpson guilty in his armed robbery trial say secret audio tapes and surveillance video swayed them more than witness accounts.

German, 2 French researchers share Nobel prize

Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.

‘The Real World’ seeks new house members

About 200 hopeful candidates attended the casting for the MTV reality show at Jake’s Nightclub and Bar this weekend.

Hoosiers turn out in swarms for charity run

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, members of the IU Foundation partnered with various businesses across Bloomington to sponsor Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, an event aimed at bringing digital mammogram technology to Bloomington.

Artists bring the world to Bloomington

Reindeer, gently falling snow and woolen sweaters are not the first things you think of when Bloomington comes to mind. But this year Scandinavia appeared and extended its wintery hand to downtown, sharing hundreds of years of musical and cultural tradition.The 15th annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival began gently this year compared to other years, opening Thursday night in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater with the Northern Realms concert. In the past, world-renowned world-fusion Balkan Beat Box explosively inaugurated Lotus Fest to begin the three day-long revelry and cultural exchange.Thousands of world music enthusiasts, including students and Bloomington residents, congregated downtown to hear a mostly new artist list. With bands spanning from Spain to Syria, Mongolia to Mexico and Brown County, Bloomington’s arguably largest cultural event delivered the rest of the world to southern Indiana.SLIDESHOW: Lotus Fest

IU professors predict bailout bill aftermath

As the credit crunch worsens and people continue to lose confidence in the stock market and the economy as a whole, a controversial saving grace appeared for the affected financial institutions Friday in the form of a 263-171 vote in the House of Representatives.Though IU professors know the $700 billion bailout plan passed by both the House and the Senate will involve intervention into private financial institutions such as banks and lenders, they are unsure of the impact it will have on the country.

GLBT residents say city has few gay-only resources

When senior Ryne Shadday goes out to the bars, he goes to the same places most IU students do – Sports, Kilroy’s and Jake’s. But he wishes he were at Bullwinkle’s or Willy Joe’s, the gay bars that once inhabited the city of Bloomington and are now gone, leaving the city’s gay community with few nightlife options.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Colts take advantage of Rosenfels’ mistakes in win

IU Art Museum closes for repairs

In light of repairs, the IU Art Museum has scheduled a special closing today through Wednesday.

SoFA gallery builds alternative art space

Penske rental trucks sat in the McCalla School yard Friday night, but this time they were filled with art instead of furniture.

Men finish 3rd, women 7th in Oklahoma meet

For stage manager, a smooth show means communication

Chris Lee is only an undergraduate student, but he’s already a stage manager. His love for stage management began early, and now, as a senior, he’s the head stage manager for this month’s production of “Dead Man Walking.”

Auditorium filled Friday with ‘Tater Salad’ laughs

As comedian Ron White entered the IU Auditorium stage in a puff of smoke from his own cigar, thousands of his fans cheered in anticipation of his performance Friday night.

Michigan road trip yields win, loss for Hoosiers

Parisian nightlife mixes art, social times

It’s easy to think you have truly experienced Paris after trekking to all of the major monuments, taking the quintessential pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre and ordering an espresso while smoking a cigarette at a sidewalk cafe. But you have not really experienced Paris until you’ve taken part in its nightlife.

Crean to address students Monday

With Hoosier Hysteria less than two weeks away, IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean will make two public on-campus appearances over the next two days. The first comes at 7 p.m. today, when Crean will address anyone interested at the IU Auditorium. The first-year coach will speak on various topics relating to IU basketball before holding a question-and-answer session. The event is sponsored by the Union Board.The speech is free and open to everyone, and no tickets are required. Crean will also appear at the third installment of Chalk Talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and it is also free and open to the public. Students and interested fans can come to the Hoosier Den in Gresham Hall at Foster Quad for the hour-long question-and-answer session, hosted by IUHoosiers  and All Access contributor Jeremy Gray.“Questions can range from inquiries about this year’s team, to his coaching background, to basic questions about strategy and philosophy,” according to an IU Athletics press release. Chalk Talk is a year-long program that “will feature a variety of coaches and players over the course of the school year,” according to the release, which also invited people to join the Chalk Talk Facebook group.